Instagram and the Ethics of Privacy Monday‚ Feb. 4‚ 2013 Background Founded in 2010‚ Instagram considers itself to be “a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures.” By downloading the free Instagram mobile application (or app)‚ users snap a photo with their mobile phone‚ then choose a filter to transform the image‚ and can share it on various sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The company views itself as more than just a photo-storage tool but a way “to experience
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America’s Privacy The National Security Agency (NSA) is a federal program under the Department of Defense that has the primarily task of global monitoring‚ collection‚ decoding‚ translation and analysis of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes‚ including surveillance of targeted individuals on U.S. soil. In the mid-1970s‚ the NSA was investigated for the first time by Congress. At that time‚ the order of the NSA was that is “would never direct it’s
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Like Robert X. Cringely says in his article “Facebook Puts Your Privacy on Parade”‚ Facebook owner‚ Mark Zuckerberg is having problems with his “privacy policy.” It all begins when Zuckerberg speaks for many at a ceremony saying that “Everyone is okay with their information being viewed by others.” Cringely goes on to talk about Zuckerbergs Social norm policy‚ meaning you can get away with just about anything in todays world compared to previous years. While talking about it‚ Cringley mentioned how
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In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ a key theme in the story is privacy. Invasion of privacy is seen constantly throughout the story as everyone is being watched over by The Party and Big Brother. Everywhere around Airstrip One there are big posters and signs with the sentence ’BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU. They accomplish this by means of Telescreens‚ The Thought Police and The Junior Spies. In the real world this relates to closed circuit television‚ also known as CCTV‚ facial recognition systems
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MODULE 2: CASE Informational Privacy Without a doubt‚ we live in an environment where integrity‚ respect and good ethics play a fundamental role in the growth and success of many individuals and companies. Unfortunately‚ this was not the case for Patricia Dunn‚ former chairman of the Hewlett-Packard (HP) board of directors who was forced to resign her job. She was at the center of a major controversy regarding her effort to investigate who from the board was leaking confidential information to
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Is there Privacy? In 1984 George Orwell describes how no matter where you go in Oceania there is a telescreen right there watching you. Everything you do say or sometimes even think‚ Big Brother will know. 1984 was written in 1949 and Orwell hinted at technology which never even existed. Perhaps he saw it coming because of how popular the television was becoming. There are many ideas in this novel that Orwell predicts. Some came true in 1984‚ some did not‚ but today in United
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Narrator Listen to a conversation between a librarian and a student in the university library. Librarian: Excuse me... Student: Yes? L: I’m sorry‚ but you can’t drink coffee in here. S: Huh? Wha...why? L: I’m sorry‚ but food and beverages can’t be consumed in the university libraries at any time. S: Why? It’s not hurting anybody... L: No‚ but it might hurt the books. There’s always the danger that you might spill it on library materials. S: But-- I’m not using any library
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Facebook Privacy: Policy or the Person Research Paper Intro In the past few decades‚ modern technology has become more influential and life changing with each year that passes. As a people we find ourselves in what some call‚ “the digital age” with the advances of technology that have improved the way we interact with one another. In the film “The Social Network‚” we are introduced to the beginning of the worldwide phenomenon of “Facebook‚” and the impact that it has had on our world. But
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April 1st‚ 2012 Internet Privacy Essay With the internet gaining such popularity‚ privacy has become a thing of the past. People have come to accept that strangers can view personal information about them on social networks such as facebook‚ and companies and the government are constantly viewing peoples’ activity online for a variety of reasons. The government has attempted to help the consumer regain their privacy online by passing the Consumer Internet Privacy Protection Act of 1997‚ although
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The democratic system would not have existed without privacy. The most important thing in a person is privacy. The only exception to privacy rights that are created are by the need for defense and security. The United States first found privacy as a fundamental value. Today there are automobiles that can be fatal if not controlled. Two examples of this are speed limits and licenses. Privacy is only violated when people feel they are being violated. For example‚ people living in houses or apartments
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